J0760 — Injection, colchicine, per 1 mg
J0760 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, colchicine, per 1 mg. It belongs to the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section. It was terminated on December 31, 2016 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated J0760 on December 31, 2016. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for J0760
- Long descriptor
- Injection, colchicine, per 1 mg
- Short descriptor
- Colchicine injection
- Added
- January 1, 1982
- Terminated
- December 31, 2016
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 51 — Other
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to J0760
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If J0760 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- J0742Injection, imipenem 4 mg, cilastatin 4 mg and relebactam 2 mg
- J0743Injection, cilastatin sodium; imipenem, per 250 mg
- J0744Injection, ciprofloxacin for intravenous infusion, 200 mg
- J0745Injection, codeine phosphate, per 30 mg
- J0750Emtricitabine 200mg and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300mg, oral, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv)
- J0751Emtricitabine 200mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25mg, oral, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv)
- J0752Oral, lenacapavir, 300 mg, fda approved prescription, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment for hiv)
- J0759Injection, clevidipine butyrate, 1 mg
- J0770Injection, colistimethate sodium, up to 150 mg
- J0775Injection, collagenase, clostridium histolyticum, 0.01 mg
- J0780Injection, prochlorperazine, up to 10 mg
- J0791Injection, crizanlizumab-tmca, 5 mg
- J0795Injection, corticorelin ovine triflutate, 1 microgramterminated
- J0799Fda approved prescription drug, only for use as hiv pre-exposure prophylaxis (not for use as treatment of hiv), not otherwise classified
- J0800Injection, corticotropin, up to 40 unitsterminated
- J0801Injection, corticotropin (acthar gel), up to 40 units
Questions about J0760
What is HCPCS code J0760?
J0760 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, colchicine, per 1 mg. It sits in the Drugs Administered Other Than Oral Method section.
Does Medicare cover J0760?
The CMS HCPCS file marks J0760 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
Is J0760 still valid?
No. J0760 was terminated on December 31, 2016 and should not be used on new claims.